Spike: ‘TUF 13’ Finale Scores 1.8M Viewers

Spike TV’s live airing of
“The Ultimate Fighter 13” Finale drew an average of 1.8 million
viewers, according to numbers released Tuesday to Sherdog.com by
Spike officials.

The finale’s average viewership marks an increase over the season’s
normal numbers, which peaked with 1.5 million viewers during both
the season premiere and episode five. The two-hour June 4 live
broadcast also netted a household rating of 1.32, while posting
respective ratings of 1.74 and 1.95 in the Males 18-49 and M18-34
advertising demographics.

Headlined by a welterweight clash between 13th-season finalists
Tony
Ferguson and Ramsey
Nijem, the event emanated from the Palms Casino Resort in Las
Vegas. Ferguson was crowned the winner of the season when he
knocked Nijem out with a picture-perfect left hook in the first
round.

Also featured on the card was a pivotal lightweight scrap pitting
Anthony
Pettis against Clay Guida.
The “Carpenter” walked away with a unanimous decision over Pettis
in the co-main event by scoring takedowns and controlling top
position.